Diseases

Hallux Rigidus

A condition caused by degenerative arthritis (see OSTEOARTHRITIS) of the METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT of the great toe and characterized by pain and limited dorsiflexion, but relatively unrestricted plantar flexion.

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A condition caused by degenerative arthritis (see OSTEOARTHRITIS) of the METATARSOPHALANGEAL JOINT of the great toe and characterized by pain and limited dorsiflexion, but relatively unrestricted plantar flexion.

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  • Rigidus, Hallux

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Metatarsophalangeal Joint (1983-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hallux Rigidus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020859. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020859
  2. Hallux Rigidus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallux_rigidus
  3. Hallux Rigidus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1425208